Diffusing-screen.



MAUI%.ICE J. WOHL, or NEW YORK, 1\1. Y.

DIFFUSING-SCREEN.

T all wiwm z't may concern Be it"known that I, MAURICE J. WOHL, a oitizen of the United States, and resident of Brooklyn city of New York, county of Rings, and State of New York, have inmntecl certain new and useful Improvevision of a screen for the difiusion of l1ght v ments in Difi'using-Screens, 0f which the folloWingis a specifigation.

This invention relate to a screen adapted for use as alig*ht diflusing device to cause the rays oflight to be diffused as the y passtherethiough, the invention being designed fo1 use in connection with the lighting ap-- parat us for cameras or motion piotu1femachines, and for other purpose&

Light diffusingscreri constructed. ac- C0rdingto thisinV'ention are particularly useful in connection witl1 the lights used in photographic apparatus generally, although they may be employed with advantage in other arte and for other purposes.

The invention has for an object the rowhich is charaeterized by better difl'using qualities and by less actinic light z'ibsorption.

A further object is to provide a light diffusing screenhaving mechanical strength and heat resisting qualities which render the same less liable to damage bythe heat of the lamps.

]For furtherbomprehension. of the invntion, and of the objects and adviantages therein, reference Will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in Which the novel feature's of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure 1 of the drawin s is a face view of a portion of a screen em% t1on. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the light diflusing fabric. Fig. 3 is a sec.

tional fiew of a. portion of the fabric at right ngles. to that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar vie'w to Fig. 1, illustrating a, modified ernbodiment 015 the invention. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, of the modified construction shown in Fig. 4. Referring now to Figs. 1 to 3, tlie liglit difiusing fabrictherein disclosed comprises a shee t made of fine spun strands.

2 of non-co'mbustible and translucent material, in this instance glass, preferably disposed in parallel relation to each other, without being interwoiren or twisted together; and which are supported and retained in position by .the spacecl metallic odying the inven- APplication fi1ed April 18, 1.916. Serial N0. 91,869.

cross Wires 3 which are woven into the sheet. These wires serve to strengthen and stillen the fabric to peimit of it being secured in a suitable holding frame, a Portion of Wl1ich is indicated at 4, whereby it may be mounted in any desired light projection apparatus. "When the light is ened several superimposed layers of the 'light diflusing fabric may be employed in the screen.

In the modification shown in Fi s. 4 and to be considerably soft- 5 the light diflusing fabric is ma e. u of vertical und horizontal strands, 6 and fes pectively, of spun glass which are wovon togetlier into afabric, these strands beirig wovon in groups arranged in braid like for mation, each braid Preferably comprising a number of strands laid side by side without being interwoveu or twisted together. The reinforcement for this difl'using fabric whereby it is supported in a screen frame, a portion of which is shown at 8, is provided by the wovon wire screens 9 and 10 on opposite side s of the fabric the fabric is placel.

In view of the flatlire and constrution of the screen the same is porous and will permit 01 the passage of air therethrough, Which assists in ventilating th e lamps, Whic'h advantage is obtained While still retaining the light diffusing qualities and non-combustibility of the screen. This screen eliminates the disadvantage inherent in solid ground glass screens, which are liable to break and Will not withstand the heat from the lamps 'and which, if made of sufiicient thiclmess to provide the necessary heizt resisting qualities, eflett consiclerg1lle absorption of light, and particularly of the actinic rays.

My improved difl'using. screen may be made mach thinner tham a ground glass sc1een5 tvithoutany increased li'ability to damage from the heat of t he lamps, with a consequent reduction both of expense of manufacturev and of the weight oft the apparatus, while by reason of the nature and coustruction of the screen and the metallicreinforcement thereof liability to fracture or damage during handling is reduced.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A light diflusingscreen comprising, in combination, a supporting member* composed of a frame havin'g transverse rein- -forcing members rigidly attached to sa.id frame, a plurality of stranols of s un glass positioned in and attached to said i%ume extending transversely to said reinforcing members and supported in a relatively rigid;

osition thereby..

2. A 1ight difl'using screen comprising a 1 5 woven fabric pf a translucent and non combustible material, and independent wire.

supports extending acr oss both fades 0f said.

fabric, and a frxme in which said fabric andi;

1 York, this 27th day of Match, 1916.

wire supports are mounteo'i. 10 3. A light diifusing screen co mprising a sheet composedof strands of spun glass, a wire reinforcement extending across the said. strands, and a supporting frame ha,ving the said wire reinforcement attached thereto on -two opposing .sides of the frame and the strands attached thereto on the other two opposing sides of the frame.

Signedat city, county and State of New MAURICE J.}WOHL 

